certainly not a fun situation to send them back for replacement especially if you pay alot of customs each time you have a package(i paid $200 taxes when i received my lcd2 back then).

Of course you don't have to pay customs for RMA'ing things. You need to declare it as such when you are shipping it out (keep the document as proof). RMA'd things are usually declared by sender as "$0" anyway. I would assume this is the same anywhere in the world.

While it wasn't an LCD3, this was a parcel of mine containing an ortho that likewise did not survive canadapost...

Looked like they put a forklift through it then taped it back up and hoped I wouldn't notice.

Wow, pretty bad... but at least there was still something inside. I once had the US Postal service hand me 2/3rds of a cardboard box. Yes, just the cardboard, not the out-of-print books that were supposed to be in there . The guy even kept a straight face. On the other hand, I saw a UPS guy chuck a package over our 6ft wall/fence at the old place, onto the lawn at least, before I could even get to the door...

After years of shipping, I'm still amazed at the rather high percentage of packages that do arrive, undamaged...

I once had the post arrive with my package and contents held together with packing tape, after Customs had sliced up my return package with a box cutter. I still remember this guy standing there asking me to pay taxes and duties on three complimentary magazines they'd managed to slice up along with my own Ektachromes originals. I must have looked pretty red that day

Got some new LCD3s delivered Xmas eve.. impressive SQ however right side intermittently cuts in and out <face palm>.

Oh mate, I feel sorry for you. I know how long you've been contemplating back 'n forth between the SR-009 & the LCD-3s amongst others. Who did you buy it off in the end? Headphonic or straight from Audeze? If it's Audeze I hope they pay for shipment to 'n fro.

Oh mate, I feel sorry for you. I know how long you've been contemplating back 'n forth between the SR-009 & the LCD-3s amongst others. Who did you buy it off in the end? Headphonic or straight from Audeze? If it's Audeze I hope they pay for shipment to 'n fro.

Yep I am annoyed especially over the Xmas break as Im going OS and will have to organise them after I come back. I thought the quality issues were well and truly ironed out by now but obviously not.

Some guys pointed out it would be best to buy from Audeze directly because you never know how fresh the stock is at all the retailers. Or explicitly ask for a LCD-3 with a recent manufacturing date when purchasing them from a dealer.